For some young children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don’t start in the kindergarten classroom — they happen first in the doctor’s office.

Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

" The Challenge of Literacy Moving Forward While we are struggling to address the literacy challenges in general here in the U.S., we have a growing new literacy development that can help benefit ...

OKLAHOMA — State Supt. Ryan Walters announced assessment and learning platforms will be available in kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms. Walters said Amira Statewide Screening and Assessment ...

Nutritional health literacy is increasingly recognized as a key determinant of dietary decision-making and long-term cardiometabolic health. During ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the release of the California Literacy ...

No one expected spell-check technology to create a spelling and literacy crisis. But the reality is that using spell-check, autocorrect, ChatGPT, and other tech tools may diminish a child’s literacy ...